CoinDesk - 2026-07-21
8 items collected.
1. Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls
Author: Francisco Rodrigues
Published: 7/21/2026, 12:42:29 PM
Categories: Finance, Tether, Bitcoin News, News
The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned.
2. Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 7/21/2026, 11:37:22 AM
Categories: Crypto Daybook Americas, Crypto Daybook Americas, News
Your day-ahead look for July 21, 2026
3. Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 7/21/2026, 11:19:18 AM
Categories: Markets, Polymarket, Clarity Act, News
Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though the reports remain unconfirmed and no bill text has appeared.
4. Crypto markets rally on Clarity progress report, Asian chip-stock rebound
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 7/21/2026, 11:02:48 AM
Categories: Markets, Crypto Markets Today, News
Speculation that President Donald Trump agreed to a crucial ethics provision for the crypto market structure bill underpinned the gains.
5. XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 7/21/2026, 7:21:04 AM
Categories: Markets, News
XRP pushed higher over 24 hours and tested short-term resistance, but the larger chart still needs a clean break above the $1.24-$1.28 supply zone to confirm a stronger reversal.
6. Live markets: Bitcoin rises to five-week high above $66,400 on rising hope for Clarity Act
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 7/21/2026, 6:42:52 AM
Categories: Finance, Live News, live_news
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June.
7. UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses
Author: Ian Allison
Published: 7/21/2026, 6:15:26 AM
Categories: Policy, UK, banks, News
The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions.
8. Bitcoin hits one-month high above $66,000 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 7/21/2026, 5:34:00 AM
Categories: Markets, News
Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a five-day ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy.